# Daknikata Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal)

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Daknikata

Daknikata is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,497 people in 994 households**, the 10th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 4,497people (2011)
- 994households
- 68.4%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Daknikata

Of every 100 households in Daknikata in 2011, 70 had electricity, 68 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Daknikata · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****68%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**36%

Tap water ****5%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**71%

Use banking services ****66%**

**52%

Television ****62%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**4%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****58%**

**82%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Daknikata?

■ Daknikata · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**992

Working population ****41.7%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.2% for men and 60.3% for women. 54% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (0%) · **■** Household industry 33 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,641 (88%) · **■** Marginal 164 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Matigara

- Khopalasi5,284 people
- Panchanai5,105 people
- Baniakhari5,088 people
- Matigarahat4,710 people
- Palash4,204 people
- Gaurcharan4,124 people
- Khaprail4,004 people
- Nimai3,816 people

[All 72 villages in Matigara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/matigara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Daknikata?4,497 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Daknikata in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Daknikata?68.4% (Census 2011)